# 1982 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held in May 1982. One third of the council was up for election. Labour were defending 8 seats, The Conservatives 7. Labour held 7 seats with the Conservatives holding their 7 and the Liberal/SDP Alliance fielding a full slate of candidates taking a seat off Labour (Baxenden).
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative (20)
* Labour (27-1=26)
* SDP (27-1=26)
Hyndburn Local Election Result 1982 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 7 | | 1 | -1 | 46.7% | 36.2% | 8,479 | -15.6% |
| Conservative | 7 | | | | 46.7% | 39.1% | 9,174 | +0.2% |
| SDP | 1 | 1 | | +1 | 6.7% | 23.9% | 5,609 | +23.9% |
| Liberal | | | | | | | | -2.6% |
| National Front | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | | | | | | | | -3% |
| Communist | | | | | | | | |
| Independent Labour | | | | | | 0.6% | 134 | +0.6% |
| Spoilt | | | | | | 0.2% | 56 | -0.2% |
| Totals | 15 | | | | | 41.8% | 23,492 | |
| Ward | 1979 1st | 1979 2nd | 1979 3rd | 1980 | 1982 |
| Next Up | 1980 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1986 |
| Altham Parish | - | - | Con | - | |
| Barnfield | Con | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
| Baxenden | Con | Con | Con | Lab | SDP |
| Central | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
| Church | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
| Clayton | Con | Con | Con | Lab | Lab |
| Huncoat | Con | Lab | Con | Lab | Con |
| Immanuel | Lab | Con | Con | Lab | Con |
| Milnshaw | Con | Con | Con | Lab | Con |
| Netherton | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
| Overton | Con | Con | Con | Lab | Con |
| Peel | Lab | Lab | Con | Lab | Lab |
| Rishton Eachill | Con | - | Con | Con | - |
| Rishton Norden | Con | Lab | - | Con | Con |
| Spring Hill | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
| St Andrews | Con | Con | Con | Lab | Con |
| St Oswalds | Con | Con | Con | Con | Con |
| Councillors | 1979 | 1979 | 1979 | 1980 | 1982 |
| Labour Cllrs. | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 7 |
| Cons Cllrs | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| SDP Cllrs | | | | | 1 |
| % of the Vote | 1979 | 1979 | 1979 | 1980 | 1982 |
| Labour | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 51.8% | 36.2% |
| Conservatives | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 38.9% | 39.1% |
| SDP Alliance | | | | | 23.9% |
| Votes | 1979 | 1979 | 1979 | 1980 | 1982 |
| Labour | 51,823 | 51,823 | 51,823 | 12,944 | 8,479 |
| Conservatives | 54,578 | 54,578 | 54,578 | 9,713 | 9,174 |
| Liberals | 2,724 | 2,724 | 2,724 | 1,239 |
| SDP Alliance | | | | | 5,609 |

## Ward Results

Barnfield- electorate 2,998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dave Keeley | 552 | |
| | SDP | | 441 | |
| | Conservative | | 314 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,307 | 43.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Baxenden- electorate 3,539 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Eddleston | 596 | |
| | Liberal | | 576 | |
| | Conservative | | 543 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 3 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Central- electorate 3,950 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Basil Whitham | 1,119 | |
| | Conservative | | 417 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 11 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Church- electorate 4,843 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Phyliss Hargreaves | 1,429 | |
| | Conservative | | 658 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 4,180 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | PS Whitham | 838 | |
| | Conservative | | 828 | |
| | Liberal | | 331 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 8 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.0% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Huncoat - electorate 2,764 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eddie Saville | 696 | |
| | Conservative | | 694 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 1 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.3% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Immanuel - electorate 3,369 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B Nuttall | 704 | |
| | Conservative | | 658 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Milnshaw - electorate 4,188 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham A. Ashworth | 1,044 | |
| | Conservative | | 813 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Netherton - electorate 3,714 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F Gregory | 1,058 | |
| | Conservative | | 722 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Overton - electorate 4,518 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J D Marsh | 910 | |
| | Conservative | | 897 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Peel - electorate 3,861 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W Wallwork | 1,111 | |
| | Conservative | | 603 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.5% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Rishton Eachill - electorate 2,102 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. D. Henry | 482 | |
| | Labour | | 350 | |
| | Liberal | | 197 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 1 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Rishton Norden- electorate 2,538 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 652 | |
| | Labour | | 379 | |
| | Liberal | | 135 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 0 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Spring Hill - electorate 4,120 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cliff Westell | 776 | |
| | Independent | | 690 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 42 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
St. Andrew's - electorate 3,238 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alfred Newsham | 642 | |
| | Conservative | | 626 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 3 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.3% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
St Oswald's - electorate 4,079 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bessie Margaret Sandiford | 656 | |
| | Labour | | 509 | |
| | Independent | | 302 | |
| | ... | spoilt votes | 3 | ... |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |